I have had a lot of good wine over the years. Here is a list of some of the ones I have had recently. Maybe you are looking for a wine for your next dinner party? Or you need some inspiration?
Wine of the Week Recap
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Vinmonoplet: Wines under 250kr
Azelia Dolcetto 165,-
Oddero Dolcetto 199,-
Mauro Veglio Barbera 198,-
Paolo Scavino Barbera 217,-
Produttori del Barbaresco Langhe Nebbiolo 190,-
Wine of the Week
Burlotto Barbera d’Alba 2014
Wine: Barbera d’Alba
Producer: Burlotto
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Barbera
Vintage: 2014
Eye: deep color
Nose: dark fruit, black pepper, red berries,
Mouth: well balanced and round, dark fruits
Price Point: $18
Available at Vinmonopolet: yes
Barbera at Vinmonopolet
Here are a few Barbera’s that you can find at Vinmonopolet
Elio Altare Barbera d’Alba 2013, 275,-
Cavallotto Barbera d’Alba Vigna Cuculo 2011, 275,-
Mauro Veglio Barbera d’Alba 2013, 198,60,-
Vietti la Crena 2010, 390,-
Paolo Scavino Barbera d’Alba 2014, 217,90,-
Wine of the Week
Vietti La Crena 2011
Wine: La Crena
Producer: Vietti
Region/Appellation: Piemonte, Italy
Grape varieties: Barbera
Vintage: 2011
Eye: Rich ruby purple color
Nose: Raspberry, cherry, some vanilla and spices
Mouth: dark fruits, balanced acidity
Price Point: $40
Available at Vinmonopolet: Yes
#tbt 1993 Elio Altare
This was one of my favorite wine experiences. At one of our tastings with Siliva she brought up a bottle for blind tasting. My dad was able to guess the grape and the year, one of his proudest moments. Apart from all that, the wine was incredible!
Azelia
I recently discovered, and befriended, the winemakers at Azelia. Located at the bottom of Castiglione, next to Paolo Scavino, you find the not so small winery of Azelia. It just so happens that Azelia, Cavallotto and Scavino are all related– welcome to Barolo!
At the Azelia winery, Lorenzo the son is now the 5th generation of winemakers. Lorenzo, named after his grandfather, works with his dad at the winery. When you go on the tour, you will pass by a corner with a bunch of wine stacked. This is wine from the vintage Lorenzo was born, and it will be saved until a wedding or a birthday. A very nice idea, I wish my parents had been into wine when I was born.
Azelia makes a fairly wide range of wines, red, from Dolcetto to Barolo Riserva. What is interesting about Azelia, is that a large portion of their vines are very old. The vines used to make the Barbera Punta is around 60 years old. So the Azelia barbera is rather different from a lot of other barbera’s from the Barolo region.
If you want to visit the winery, you can call ahead or send an email. Check out their website for more information.
Vietti at Nedre Foss Gård
I am back in Norway, for good this time, but some things never change. I had the pleasure of attending the Vietti Winemaker dinner at Nedre Foss Gård in Oslo Norway, and it was absolutely fantastic. It was so good to see Elena again, and the wines of course were amazing as always.
One the menu was the Arneis, the Perbacco, Barolo Castiglione and La Crena. The La Crena was incredible! We tasted one new and one old, and although they are both very good, I loved the 1998.
Brezza
Brezza, a winery, hotel and restaurant, lies right on the edge of the town Barolo. The Brezza family bottled their first wine in 1910. Today, the fourth generation runs the operations, with over twenty two hectares. Brezza also has a hotel and a restaurant.
Brezza has a Langhe Chardonnay and a Rosé. Not many wineries I have visited makes a rosé and it was interesting to taste. I tasted almost all the wines, and I think my favorites were the Barbera Santa Rosalia, Nebbbiolo Santa Rosalia and Barolo Classico 2011. There were a vast number of wines to chose from, and of course the others were good, but the abovementioned three wines stood out for me.
Brezza uses glass corks on some of their wine. There are different reasons to do this. One is to reduce the number of corcked wines. It is also said that the glass cork preserves the wines better, and the wine will hold onto it’s freshness longer. I have very little knowledge when it comes to traditional cork vs glass cork, but I know the DOCG does not allow glass corks, at least not yet.
Renato Corino
Renato Corino is the son of Giovanni Corino and the brother of Giuliano Corino. The two brothers, Giuliano and Renato decided to work separately, instead of working together under their fathers name.
Renato Corino started producing his own wines in 2005. The Cantina is located right in Arborina, a prime location for a winery, and he of course produces a Barolo Arborina. He produces Barolos, but also Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo. Renato works alongside his son, Stefano. Stefano incidently combines winemaking with biking, and participates in several local bike races.
During my visit we tasted some wines not yet bottled: Nebbiolo 2014, Barbera 2014, Dolcetto 2014 and Barbera Pozzo 2013. Then we resumed the “regular” tasting. The wines have a familiar taste, since they are made in the same areas as the other wines I often drink. It was a very nice visit, the Corino’s are very hospitable and ‘sympatico’. And it was nice to meet someone my age (there are many “old” people in the Barolo area…)
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